WARREN, Ohio (WOIO) - Nitro nearly all seven years of his life hoping to find his “fur-ever” home, and now the wait is finally over!

The Healthy Hearts and Paws Project founder Jason Cooke confirmed he now belongs to a family in Greenford.

19 News first introduced you to Nitro in 2023.

Cooke brought the Great Dane mix to their shelter in 2018 to give him another chance at life after he was about to be euthanized at a Franklin County kennel.

Cooke stated Nitro was just a puppy, less than a year old, when he was about to be put down because he bit his leash.

While the project typically rescues dogs who test positive for heartworms.

Unfortunately, the cost of treatment is expensive, which is why heartworm-positive dogs are more likely to be euthanized.

Once the heartworm-positive dogs

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